One important part of the recent plan to reform elective care is the role of patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU), which is a ...

The NHS workforce has gone through shifts and rebalances of roles since the service began, driven by changing needs as much ...

Financial subsidies from the government for new and emerging roles has been a key factor in their growth. For example, three-quarters (78%) of the growth in staff in general practice over the last ...

The government has set out a new plan to reform elective (planned) hospital care with the aim of meeting its target of 92% of patients receiving treatment within 18 weeks by 2029. This collection ...

In England, the NHS General Medical Services (GMS) contract and its later variants – the Personal Medical Services (PMS) and Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contracts – set the terms on ...

The elective recovery plan landed on a busy day in general practice. First Mondays of the new year are always hectic, and the NHS is again facing significant winter pressures. But GPs will have taken ...

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Responding to plans to reform elective care for patients in England, Nuffield Trust Chief Executive Thea Stein said: “Today’s plan to tackle the NHS waiting list shows the government is serious about ...